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Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Daily Mail
David thought his legal troubles in the US had been sorted... this picture proves he was desperately wrong
An Australian 'hacker' who pleaded guilty to fraud charges earlier this year in America has found himself in the sights of US authorities again. David Kee Crees, 26, from Collinswood in Adelaide, was arrested by US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in Denver. HSI is the criminal investigations arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Thursday a photograph of a handcuffed Crees standing between two federal agents was shared to the controversial immigration agency's socials with the caption 'fraudster arrested'. Crees's cyber pursuits first unravelled back in 2022 when a South Australian court granted his extradition to Colarado to face a 22-count indictment, though he did not appear in a US federal court until early 2024. The indictment related to the Aussie hacker - known by the alias DR32 - being sent money in exchange for hacking and theft by undercover HSI officers. He pleaded guilty in January this year to charges of access a protected computer without authorization for private financial gain and cause damage to a protected computer without authorization, causing loss of at least $5,000. Those 14 charges involved activities between June 2020 and July 2021 and last month he was sentenced to time served, according to a site that publishes information on online security breaches. But it seems Crees's troubles have not ended there with ICE on Thursday declaring he's an illegal alien and would be booted from the country due to his fraud convictions and pending charges for money laundering and ID fraud. 'America is NOT a safe haven for international fraudsters. Another one off our streets,' ICE declared in the caption. 'HSI Denver special agents arrested David Kee Crees, 26, an Australian national with a rap sheet that includes: Multiple convictions for computer fraud, pending charges for money laundering, pending charges for ID fraud. 'He will remain in ICE custody pending removal to Australia.' Homeland Security Denver also released the same picture of a handcuffed Crees on X, formerly known as Twitter. US's ICE reposted the image and branded Mr Crees an 'Australian alien'. It was previously reported Mr Crees had been released on supervision for one year following his guilty plea. He had been sentenced to time served and was ordered to forfeit a $245,000 interest in a US property to the US government. Crees has also been linked to another pseudonym, Abdilo, and is suspected of involvement in several hacking events in Australia, including the breach of hundreds of thousands of Aussie Travel Cover clients in 2015. There have been no charges laid against Mr Crees in Australia. In 2023, Mr Crees caused problems for US prison staff while he was being held ahead of his extradition. According to the Adelaide Advertiser, he had microchips embedded in his hands, which allegedly set off metal detectors in jail.
News.com.au
14 hours ago
- News.com.au
Aussie ‘alien', hacker David Kee Crees arrested by US officials
US immigration officers have arrested an Australian 'hacker' known as DR32, who this year pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges related to computer fraud in an American federal court. Adelaide man David Kee Crees, 26, was sprung by undercover US Homeland Security officers who offered him money in exchange for targeted hacking and theft. A South Australian court granted his extradition to Colorado in 2022 to face a 22-count indictment, although Crees did not make his first appearance until early 2024. He pleaded guilty to 14 charges in January — tied to his activities between June 2020 and July 2021 — and was last month sentenced to time served, according to local media reports. Now the notorious US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have released an image of a handcuffed Crees in the custody of its officers, with the caption 'fraudster arrested'. 'HSI Denver special agents arrested David Kee Crees, 26, an Australian national with a rap sheet that includes: Multiple convictions for computer fraud, pending charges for money laundering, pending charges for ID fraud. 'He will remain in ICE custody pending removal to Australia. 'America is NOT a safe haven for international fraudsters. Another one off our streets.' On the ICE Instagram page, the agency called Crees an 'Australian alien' and said he was arrested 'because he has multiple computer fraud convictions'. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been contacted for comment. a site that tracks online security issues, reported Crees was released on supervision for one year after his sentencing in court and was ordered to forfeit $245,000 to the US government. Crees has previously been tied to a pseudonym, Abdilo, suspected of involvement in major hacking events in Australia, including the breach of hundreds of thousands of Aussie Travel Cover clients in 2015. No charges were laid against Crees in Australia. The Adelaide Advertiser reported in 2023 that Crees' interest in biohacking had caused issues for prison staff while he was being held ahead of his extradition. The Collinswood man had microchips embedded in his hands, which reportedly set off metal detectors in the jail. ICE has been tasked by US President Donald Trump with deporting people the administration claims were in the country illegally. Its hard line tactics have proved controversial in America, and have drawn widespread condemnation, including in the form of wild protests in Los Angeles and New York this weekend.
